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| August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
| Family | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily | Iridoideae |
| Tribe | Irideae |
| Scientific name | Iris sanguinea Donn ex Hornemann |
| Synonyms | Iris fibirica L. var. orientalis K. Senni; Iris nertschinskia Loddiges; Iris sibirica L. var. orientalis (Thunberg) Baker; Iris sibirica L. var. sanguinea (Hornemann) Ker Gawler |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ayame (アヤメ, 菖蒲 [meaning of ayame is not clear]) |
| (English common name) blood iris, bloodred iris, Japanese Iris | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia (eastern Siberia), Korea, China (northeast region), Mongolia | |
| Habitat | Mountane fields (mainly subalpine, cultivated also in lowland) |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
| Description | Leaves 30-50cm long, 5-10mm wide. Scapes electing 30-60cm tall, bracts 5-7cm long. Flowers blue (or merely white) 8cm across, inner perianths electing ca. 4cm long, flowering in May to August. Fruits ca. 4cm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Iris sanguinea Hornem. |
| Iris sanguinea Donn ex Hornemann | |
| Wild Iris Species in Japan | |
| LPS-containing analgesics and veterinary analgesics (US Patent 5281583/1994) | |
| Composition for removing abnormal protein (Japanese Patent JP3914244/2007) |
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| August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
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| May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
